1998-01 · NASA ASRS report 390560
FLC OVERSHOT THE FINAL APCH COURSE WHILE TURNING IN FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24L. RPTR ALLEGES 25 KT TAILWIND AFFECTED NAV TURN.
ON VECTORS TO LAX FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 24L; FOLLOWING TFC (IN SIGHT). WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 24L WHEN ALMOST ON THE FINAL APCH COURSE. HDG WAS 160 DEGS WITH A 25 KT TAILWIND. THE CTLR CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL FROM A 220 DEG HDG. I BEGAN THE R TURN TO 220 DEGS AS THE LOC CAME ALIVE; MAINTAINED A 30 DEG BANK; AND CROSSED OVER THE CTRLINE OF RWY 24. SO I CONTINUED TURN TO APPROX 270 DEG HDG TO REINTERCEPT FINAL. DURING TURN (LAST 20 DEGS OR SO); TCASII TA INDICATED TFC BEHIND. I WASN'T SURE WHETHER TFC WAS FOR S COMPLEX OR N. FO SPOTTED TFC BEHIND AND TO THE R (FOR RWY 24R) AND ANNOUNCED IT AT SAME TIME WE GOT AN RA CLB. ALSO DURING RA; ATC WAS TELLING ME TO CORRECT BACK TO FINAL WHICH I WAS ALREADY DOING. THE FO HAD TFC IN SIGHT AND RA STOPPED BEFORE I MADE A CORRECTION. THEREFORE; I CONTINUED APCH WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS SIT AROSE DUE TO ATC RWY VISUALS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND NOT TAKING THE WIND INTO ACCOUNT. STRONG N WIND PUSHING ACFT S TOWARDS OTHER COMPLEX. ATC SHOULD NOT ASSUME WE WILL GET OTHER ACFT VISUALLY IN TIME FOR TURN.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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